*The Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds data that might reveal information regarding individual companies. Therefore, the sum of employment for the industries listed does not equal the employment for "Total all Industries".

RESIDENT EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION [2011]

Occupational Group

Employment

Percent **

Total

91,705

100%

Office and Administrative Support

12,607

13.7%

Sales and Related Occupations

10,011

10.9%

Production*

7,822

8.5%

Transportation and Material Moving*

7,034

7.7%

Management , Including Farmers and Farm Managers

7,621

8.3%

Food Preparation and Serving Related

6,051

6.6%

Construction and Extraction*

5,984

6.5%

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

5,255

5.7%

Education, Training, and Library

5,286

5.8%

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair*

4,094

4.5%

Building and Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance*

3,849

4.2%

Business and Financial Operations

2,586

2.8%

Healthcare Support

2,430

2.7%

Service : Personal Care and Service

2,938

3.2%

Protective Service

1,628

1.8%

Community and Social Services

1,790

2.0%

Architecture and Engineering

1,334

1.5%

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media

946

1.0%

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry*

1,078

1.2%

Computer and Mathematical

1,113

1.2%

Life, Physical, and Social Science

638

0.7%

Legal

416

0.5%

SOURCE: Nielsen-Claritas, Inc., U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*Blue-collar occupations

** May not total to 100% due to rounding

RESIDENT HIGH-KNOWLEDGE OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational Group

Employment

Percent

Total

24,581

100%

Architecture/Engineering

1,334

5.4%

Arts/Design/Entertainment/Sports/Media

946

3.8%

Business and Financial Operations

1,972

8.0%

Computer and Mathematical

1,113

4.5%

Education/Training/Library

5,286

21.5%

Healthcare Practitioner/Technician

5,255

21.4%

Legal

416

1.7%

Life/Physical/Social Science

638

2.6%

Management including Farmers/Farm Mgrs

7,621

31.0%

SOURCE: Nielsen-Claritas, Inc., U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

WHITE- AND BLUE-COLLAR OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational Group

Employment

Percent

Blue-Collar

29,862

32.6%

White-Collar

37,189

40.6%

Services

24,654

26.9%

SOURCE: Nielsen-Claritas, Inc., U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Information on this page was provided in part from TIP STRATEGIES, INC. (TIP) and Wadley Donovan GrowthTech, LLC. TIP is a privately held Austin-based economic development consulting firm which assisted West Kentucky Megasite with analysis of the regional workforce and identification of potential target industry opportunities. For their complete report, click on the TIP Workforce Analysis Link in the right sidebar. A complete current demographic profile complied by Wadley Donovan GrowthTech, LLC is also available in the right sidebar.